Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02351 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A winged lion-centaur (urmahlullu) wearing a brimmed headdress and broad-belted clothing aims his bow at a jumping bull. Below the hybrid creature is a small plant, while above it is a six-rayed, globe-centred star. There is a crescent moon above the bull and a fish below it. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bull: jumping - crescent moon - fish - lion-centaur (urmahlullu): archer, winged, with a human upper body and lion's lower body, wearing a brimmed headdress and broad-belted clothing - plant: small - rhomb - star: six-rayed, globe-centred |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | MNB 1179 – CCO A. 653 |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | N/A |
| First occurence | 1923 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 36, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "jaspe rose et rouge" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 164 no. A. 653 and pl. 86: 20. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923. |
| Object history | The publications mentioning the objects in this database were collected and the objects classified by ZN; data for the present object was input and preliminary description of the object done by GE based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by MNy and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (20 February 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |